Popular Home Features in 2015

The NAHB’s Economics and Housing Policy surveyed over 3,000 builders, designers, architects, manufacturers, and housing marketing specialists to forecast the characteristics of the average single-family detached home in 2015.

Can you guess the results? Take this quiz and see how well you do (answers posted at the bottom).

1.Size: The average new single-family home will be:

a.Larger, between 2800 and 3000 square feet

b.Stay the same (2496 square feet)

c.Smaller between 2000 and 2,400 square feet

2. will be a top priority in a home built in 2015.

a.Landscaping

b.Technology

c.Appliances

3.New home will have more green features, low-E windows, engineered wood products, and:

5. True or False: The formal living room will be either combined with another room or completely disappear.

6. True or False: First-floor master bedrooms with walk-in closets will be a priority.

How did you do? BoninArchitects has various architectural services to help you design, build, or remodel a home that fits your priorities – now, in 2011 or in the future. Call or stop by to set up a free consultation!